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Intelligence Analyst

Job Req ID

ABF - 140428

 

Location

ACT; NSW; QLD; VIC; WA 

 

Employment Type

Ongoing (Permanent), Full-time 

 

Classification

APS Level 6 - $94,563.00 and $107,713.00 plus 15.4% super (part time pro-rata)

 

Contact Officer

Detention Management & Planning on Detention.Management&Planning@abf.gov.au  

 

Office Arrangements

Onsite - Flexible working arrangements can be negotiated in accordance with our Enterprise Agreement and the operational requirements of the role.
 

Applications close on 19/11/2025 at 11:59pm AEDT (midnight) - Late applications will not be accepted.

 

About our opportunity

 

This process is being used to fill 5 immediate position. 

Applicants suitable for the role but not offered the position for the current vacancy may be placed in a merit list or pool to fill similar vacancies for up to 18 months anywhere in ACT; NSW; NT; QLD; SA; TAS; VIC; WA.
 

About our team

 

Regional Operations | Onshore Detention | Detention Operations | National Detention Operations

 

The National Detention Operations Section supports the immigration detention network (IDN) through undertaking detention placement, intelligence and stakeholder engagement-related functions. In particular, the Section is responsible for:

 

  • Providing intelligence services for the IDN in conjunction with the Facilities and Detainee Service Provider
  • Ensuring the appropriate placement of detainees across the IDN, utilising a risk-based, intelligence-led approach to detainee placement
  • Undertaking operational and strategic planning as it relates to detainee placements and detention capacity
  • Building and maintaining collaborative partnerships with external agencies.


Within National Detention Operations, the Detention Intelligence team develops operational and tactical intelligence assessments on threats to the safety, security and good order of the IDN.

 

Please visit our website for more information about the Department of Home Affairs or Australian Border Force

 

Our ideal candidate

 

We are looking for highly motivated, proactive, curious and strategically minded intelligence practitioners from a variety of backgrounds, with relevant skills and experience, who:

 

  • Have well-developed verbal and written communication skills who can structure and draft complex intelligence products with minimal editing and guidance
  • Can apply sustained focus on solving complex problems and deliver high quality advice
  • Are inquisitive, critical and strategic thinkers who can connect the dots and apply innovative methods to analyse information and explain the 'so what'
  • Show judgment, intelligence, common sense, and demonstrate a high level of attention to detail
  • Enjoy collaboration with internal and external stakeholders and can build partnerships and negotiate across a wide variety of stakeholders
  • Display a high level of resilience when faced with confronting information
  • Display integrity, high ethical standards and maintain confidentiality and discretion within a high-risk environment
  • Are quick learners, capable of understanding new information and proactively manage their own development and continuous improvement
  • People with prior experience and training in intelligence tradecraft will be highly regarded for these roles.

 

Duties and responsibilities 

  • Proactively engage with stakeholders to understand their intelligence requirements and shape the delivery of intelligence assessments and products to meet their specific needs.
  • Evaluate and analyse data across a range of intelligence indices, including information collected by officers
  • Ensure the delivery of timely and quality intelligence products for dissemination to appropriate stakeholders
  • Undertake operational and tactical intelligence assessments to identify risks relating detainee placements and inform operational activities/planning
  • Apply critical and strategic thinking to evaluate and integrate multiple data sources, delivering predictive assessments relevant to the operational threat environment
  • Detect patterns, networks, relationships and anomalies in data using intelligence tradecraft, analytical tools and techniques
  • Assist in the development of intelligence planning, including collection requirements and plans
  • Evaluate feedback on intelligence products and work directly with stakeholders to address gaps and improve delivery of timely and effective products.

 

Additional information

 

Designated positions with Detention Operations require the occupant to meet all Border Force Officer essential qualifications. If successful for one of these positions, you will be required to:

  • Be operationally ready (by meeting and sustaining the medical, fitness and psychometric requirements necessary for a role)
  • Be sworn (through subscribing the ABF oath or affirmation)
  • Be uniformed (unless their position requires them to wear business attire)
  • Maintain essential and role-specific qualifications such as technical qualifications
  • Actively participate in career management (ABF postings and deployments)
  • Be able to be deployed at short notice across a range of operational domains, including inter and intrastate travel.

 

Note: Positions within Detention Intelligence will largely be undertaken during business hours, however may require overtime and/or on-call duties.

 

Some positions may attract an immigration detention centre allowance of $12,871 per annum.

 

How to apply

 

Submit your application and CV through the Home Affairs’ recruitment system (ourPeople) before the closing date on 19/11/2025 at 11:59pm (midnight) AEDT  – Late applications will not be accepted.

 

As part of your application you will be required to prepare and submit a two-page applicant response document in relation to the advertised role, outlining:

 

  • How your skills, knowledge, and experience will be relevant to this role
  • Why you are interested in the role and what you can offer us
  • Any specific examples or achievements that demonstrate your ability to perform the role

 

 

Applicant response documents must be a minimum 11pt font in MSWord or PDF format, include your full name and the Requisition Number – 140428 in the document footer.

 

​​​​​​​Prior to preparing your response it is recommended you review the Work Level standards relevant to the classification you are applying to. It may also be useful to refer to the Integrated Leadership Systems information relevant to the classification.

 

 

Eligibility

 

To be eligible for the position you must be an Australian Citizen.

 

​The successful candidate will be required to obtain and maintain a Negative Vetting Level 1 (AGSVA) security clearance, and:
 

  • ABF Workers will also be required to obtain and maintain an Employment Suitability Clearance (ESC).
  • Home Affairs Workers will also be required to obtain and maintain an Onboarding Check.

 
In certain circumstances, an Employment Suitability Clearance (ESC) may be required in addition to, or in lieu of, an Onboarding Check, which will be determined by the delegate as necessary.  

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Diversity and inclusion

 

The Department is committed to workforce diversity and applicants who are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, come from a diverse cultural or linguistic background or have a disability are encouraged to apply.

 

RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme you will be invited to participate in further assessment activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme; declare you have a disability; and meet the minimum requirements for the job. For more information visit: https://www.apsc.gov.au/recruitability

 

Technical assistance

 

Internal applicants with technical enquiries can:

 

Please include any applicable screen captures, a response will be provided during business hours.

 

Notes

 

The Department of Home Affairs offers an attractive remuneration package, including salary, superannuation benefits and flexible working conditions appropriate to the level of the position.

 

The Department may provide relocation assistance to eligible APS employees required to relocate. The level of assistance will vary depending on the reason for relocating and your personal circumstances. For further information please enquire with the contact officer listed in the advertisement.

 

Information about employment and advice on how to apply for vacancies can be obtained from the Department’s website at https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/about-us/careers.

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